Just wondering if he will develop, that's all. He was a Top 10 in Illinois and I wondered if he is overlooked. He did not get any offers from major schools, which surprised me. He may well be where he should be, but he can pass and shoot ... and his baby face implies he may have growth left. I agree, not a blowaway by any stretch, but I wondered if he is the type that could mature and help us down the road ... perhaps like Willis did. Clearly, he's not a one-and-done ... no question.
Good point. Lance can out-athlete him, but I think Avila would win in a game of horse. 😎
I agree. He may not be able to play at the Major level, but it sure seems like he's going to grow. Still has a baby face. I wouldn't be surprised to see him at 6'10"+plus .... he can definitely shoot. If he does well with the Sycamores, I can see him in the portal down the road. Seems like a really good kid and a team player.
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This may be stereotypical but he looks like a Iowa or Wisconsin type of player
And his body looks flat out flabby. ISU’s strength and conditioning coach has quite a project to work on with that one.
Nor does any other high-level program. He only had offers from Indiana State, Appalachian State, Cleveland State, DePaul, and Toledo.
Sometimes players like that turn out to be gems. Ja Morant Damian Lillard and CJ Mccolloum are just some
That's true, but 99% of the time those guys are all rock, no gem, and not worth recruiting. You're far more likely to get a Dakotah Euton than a Josh Harrellson.
Not sure it’s accurate to say Bird “didn’t develop” until his Sr. year. His skills were apparently astonishing even as a young kid.
No. I just stumbled upon him and he struck me as the type of player that was clearly not a one-and-done and might satisfy the requirements many here have expressed about Cal's recruiting. He was rated 6th in Illinois, 54th best PF overall and I suspect will grow to be a seven-footer. We've had similar players before in Willis, Harrellson, Wiltger and Humphries, so I wondered what people thought, especially since we do not use all of our scholarships. It appears no major schools were seriously interested in him, so I guess they all see the same lack of quickness and athleticism. It will be interesting to see how he does at ISU because he is such a good shooter. He should get plenty of minutes there, early on, to show what he can do.
Forgot about them, Nebraska is sorta of just there I never remember them for basketball, but I agree I guess the main point is he looks like a big ten player.
He really does. I agree. I definitely do not see pro potential, unless he grows a few more inches. He could possibly be a back-up, as there is no substitute for size with a stroke. If only Big Country could shoot the three !! 😎
He needs to look at luka Garza from Iowa, Garza had a bigger but similar build and had zero athleticism but was all skill set
He's Kyle wiltjer with post moves. He's the type of kid Loyola takes and shines with
Wiltjer was Wiltjer with post moves. Kyle had nice low post skills, he just discovered that it was tougher to use them against SEC defenses.
I can assure you that is not a factor whatsoever. As I have mentioned, I saw the clip and so many here have wondered about why we do not sign people who might stay 4 years and develop. He struck me as a candidate, because he can shoot and is likely going to grow. I think he will possibly end up a 7-footer. He was very lightly-recruited, which surprised me because he was the 6th-rated player in Illinois. It will be interesting to see how he does at ISU. Maybe he will end up in the portal like Johni Broome did, after a couple of years. I REALLY wish we could've gotten Broome and hate to see him at Auburn.
